Fairfield Union Music Boosters appreciate help

On behalf of the Fairfield Union Music Boosters and members of the Marching Falcons, I would like to thank the alumni and members of our community who so generously supported our efforts to raise the money needed to purchase replacement uniforms.

Due in large part to the wonderful front-page feature in this newspaper written by education reporter Michelle George, our rummage and bake sale was a huge success, raising over $4,000 in sales and donations in two days. So many people "rounded up" their bill, sent donations, and offered kind words of encouragement that it was overwhelming. I would also like to thank the Cross Pointe Freewill Baptist Church for allowing us to use their Family Life Center for the event, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church for the use of their clothing racks, Minute Man Printing for fliers, and Cristy's Pizza for their donation of a gift certificate for our raffle.

There were so many others that helped make the event a success by donating rummage sale items, baking pies, driving around collecting donations, sorting, pricing, and cleaning up afterward that it is impossible to list them all, but we would like them to know we appreciate them just the same. As a result of this outpouring of generosity, we were able to overnight our final payment to our vendor the very next business day and the new uniforms arrived in our band room that Friday, just in time for the first football game.

The joy and pride I saw in the faces of the students as they tried on brand-new uniforms that actually fit them was a priceless thing I will carry in my heart forever and I only wish each and every person that made it happen had been able to be there to see for themselves. One student expressed it best by saying, "Now I feel like a real Marching Falcon!" So yes, now our sousaphone player's ankles no longer show - and he even has room to grow. Our smallest members can now march and play without being lost in yards of excess material. Every student, from the tallest to the most petite, can now confidently step onto the field to the roar of the crowd and know that they are, indeed, the pride of Fairfield Union.

Julie Singer

2013-2014 Fairfield Union Music Booster president

Pleasantville

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Fairfield Union Music Boosters appreciate help

On behalf of the Fairfield Union Music Boosters and members of the Marching Falcons, I would like to thank the alumni and members of our community who so generously supported our efforts to raise the